Korean · Real conversations
Making plans: Korean conversation practice
Agree on a place, a time, and who is coming. Read the exchange, reveal the translations when you need them, then try your part before looking at the sample answers.
A2 · Read and rehearse
Your role: A friend arranging a relaxed meetup.
Goal: Agree on a place, a time, and who is coming.
Read the conversation
Partner
이번 주말에 같이 나가요.ibeon jumare gachi nagayo.
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Let's go out this weekend.
You
토요일에 시간 있어요?toyoire sigan isseoyo?
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Are you free on Saturday?
Partner
네, 토요일은 시간 있어요. 친구들이랑 가세요?ne, toyoireun sigan isseoyo. chingudeurirang gaseyo?
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Yes, Saturday is free. Are you going with friends?
You
우리랑 같이 가실래요?urirang gachi gasillaeyo?
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Would you like to join us?
Partner
좋아요. 어디로 갈지는 아직 정하지 않았어요.joayo. eodiro galjineun ajik jeonghaji anasseoyo.
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I'd love to. I haven't decided where to go.
You
어디서 만날까요?eodiseo mannalkkayo?
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Where shall we meet?
Partner
역 근처에서 만나요. 몇 시가 좋으세요?yeok geuncheoeseo mannayo. myeot siga joeuseyo?
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Let's meet by the station. What time suits you?
You
다섯 시 괜찮으세요?daseot si gwaenchaneuseyo?
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Does five o'clock work for you?
Partner
다섯 시 좋아요. 바뀌는 게 있으면 연락할게요.daseot si joayo. bakkwineun ge isseumyeon yeollakhalgeyo.
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Five is perfect. I'll message you if anything changes.
You
연락하고 지내요.yeollakago jinaeyo.
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Let's keep in touch.
Try your part first
Partner says: Let's go out this weekend. Your goal: Are you free on Saturday?
Reveal a sample reply
토요일에 시간 있어요?toyoire sigan isseoyo?
Are you free on Saturday?
Partner says: Yes, Saturday is free. Are you going with friends? Your goal: Would you like to join us?
Reveal a sample reply
우리랑 같이 가실래요?urirang gachi gasillaeyo?
Would you like to join us?
Partner says: I'd love to. I haven't decided where to go. Your goal: Where shall we meet?
Reveal a sample reply
어디서 만날까요?eodiseo mannalkkayo?
Where shall we meet?
Partner says: Let's meet by the station. What time suits you? Your goal: Does five o'clock work for you?
Reveal a sample reply
다섯 시 괜찮으세요?daseot si gwaenchaneuseyo?
Does five o'clock work for you?
Partner says: Five is perfect. I'll message you if anything changes. Your goal: Let's keep in touch.
Reveal a sample reply
연락하고 지내요.yeollakago jinaeyo.
Let's keep in touch.
Make it your own
- Choose a different day.
- Invite one more person.
- Suggest a place closer to home.
Keep the useful expression and change the detail. There can be several appropriate answers; the revealed replies are examples to learn from.
This rehearsal in other languages
A note on speaking Korean
Most examples use polite 해요-style endings. A more formal ending may appear when addressing staff or making a careful request. Do not switch to casual speech with a stranger simply because the English translation sounds friendly.
Hangul is the main text; romanization helps you read along. Korean often leaves a clear subject unstated. Particles and endings carry information that English may express with separate words.
